Ott v. De Bardeleben Coal Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
166 F.2d 509 · 1948
Citation profile
1 district ·
Appellate journey
Relationships
Relies on Pullman's Palace-Car Co v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · Brown v. Houston · Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Minnesota · Old Dominion Steamship Company v. Commonwealth of Virginia · St. Louis v. Ferry Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“1. The portion of all of such property, of such person, firm or corporation shall be assessed in the state of Louisiana, wheresoever, in the ratio which the number of miles of the line, within the state bears to the total number of miles of the entire line, route or system, here and elsewhere, over which such movable personal property is so operated or so used by such person, firm or corporation. .....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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